Mourinho: Six sides can win the title so it doesn't matter Chelsea are not top... it's about 'our collective state of soul'

Jose Mourinho says that it does not matter that Chelsea are not top of the table at the moment because his side are playing with 'a collective state of soul'.

Chelsea are two points behind Arsenal in second place but could go ahead of their London rivals on Saturday if they beat Newcastle at St James' Park.

Mourinho's side beat the Gunners comfortably in the Capital One Cup in midweek, with Cesar Azpilicueta and Juan Mata scoring in a 2-0 win.

VIDEO Scroll down to see Mourinho on how Torres factors into his team's 'collective soul'

Happy days: Jose Mourinho was pleased with his side's performances in October

The Chelsea manager said: 'It's not important at the moment to be top of the table. It's important to improve and go in the right direction.

'The results recently have been fantastic. To be top or not is a question of 1, 2, 3 points - so it's not very important. We go to Newcastle, which is a very difficult game in our season.

'I can see the top five or six teams being in the title race at the end of the season.'

Chelsea won all six games they played in October, including a tricky Champions League away tie against Schalke and a home fixture against title rivals Manchester City.

When asked about Fernando Torres finding form, Mourinho said that whether he scored or not, he was happy if the striker played for the team.

Premier League top six

On target: Fernando Torres struck the winner against Manchester City last Sunday

Impressive: Chelsea youngster Bertrand Traore

He said: 'I want him to be stable and not worry too much about proving himself. Just work for the team. It's about his state of soul. A collective state of soul.

'All of them they have this collective soul, so it doesn't matter who scores or doesn't score as long as they all play well.

'We feel that we are improving, the quality of our game is good, the results are fantastic. We won every match in every competition in October. we had very difficult games - Schalke, Arsenal, Manchester City - and we won every match.'

Mourinho also had kind words for youngster Bertrand Traore, who signed a deal on Thursday which ties him to Chelsea for four-and-a-half years.

Traore, 18, has been with the club for three years 'on trial' but has only just been able to put pen to paper on a contract.

Mourinho said: 'Traore is a great
talent. I wanted to take him with me to pre-season to have a view of
him. He has a bright future. we have a kid in our opinion who is the
best in his age group.'

'He's played since 16 years of age in his national team. African national teams are good sides.

'Mentally he is very stable. He comes from a family of footballers. The kid looks very comfortable. Good players have no age.'

He said: 'Everyone is fine apart from Van Ginkel. It isn't easy for me to leave players out because I believe everyone deserves to play.

'To have these choices is a good problem. To have these players is fantastic, but to be the man responsible to tell them they can't play is very hard because I feel I'm unfair with everybody who is not selected.'

Proving a point: Juan Mata scored against Arsenal but could be dropped for the Newcastle clash